Back to His Roots:
Diller's IAC Invests
In Online Video

By

Jessica E. Vascellaro

Updated Feb. 6, 2007 12:01 am ET

One late afternoon last week, seven writers and editors were slouched around the writing-room at CollegeHumor.com's Manhattan office, bouncing around ideas for their next original online comedy video short. "A meat-based poker game called High Steaks Poker?" one chimes. Lame, is the collective verdict. A "Miami Vice"-inspired re-enactment of the game "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" Bingo.

The racy college entertainment site is known for showing models in tight T-shirts and frat boys chugging...